Former Perplexity engineer launches new Polar AI browser which aims to automate repetitive tasks

Polar has raised $5.7 million to build an AI browser that automates workplace tasks, reflecting a broader industry shift away from AI-powered search and toward browser agents.

After a long wait, Dia browser is finally coming to Windows

Dia, the AI-first browser is coming to Windows this fall, opening a public beta waitlist for users who are eager to try it early.

Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work

Polar has come out with an AI-first browser aimed at knowledge workers, and it has now raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona.

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it’s moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension. 

AI browsers like Perplexity Comet can be tricked into spilling your password through BioShocking exploit

A new exploit called BioShocking convinces AI browsers they’re playing a game, then gets them to hand over your private data.

Your voice now fully controls this AI browser

Perplexity rolled out an upgraded voice mode for its Comet browser on desktop today, with iOS arriving in days, letting you fully control the browser hands free.
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Google wants Chrome to show what parts of a webpage are human or AI-generated

A newly surfaced Chrome proposal suggests browsers may soon highlight AI-generated content at an element level, helping users distinguish between human writing and machine-generated text online.
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OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks

OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecurity with an ‘LLM-based automated attacker.’